Westwood aims to catch Birmingham on the hop

BIG dog of hip hop Tim Westwood has said he loves Birmingham as much as he loves London.

BIG dog of hip hop Tim Westwood has said he loves Birmingham as much as he loves London.

And that’s good news for Brummies because the renowned Radio 1 DJ and pimper of rides will be in the city on Sunday night to bring down the house at Oceana.

“I love Birmingham, it’s one of my favourite places,” says Tim, or simply Westwood as he is usually known.

“It’s going to be a real strong night. I love Birmingham as much as London.

“The great thing about it being Easter is that all the local people are back home and they want to come out and party. It’s going to be straight ripping it down for the home crowd. Birmingham’s got a massive hip hop following.

“It’s going to be a big weekend, but I’m built for it. The selection is tight, we’ve got a lot of hits and good records to put out. Golfinger’s going to be there with the reggae, we’re going in hard.”

Anyone who wants to track Westwood’s movements in the run up to Sunday’s show would be best off following his Twitter feed online which he has recently become a dedicated convert to, “tweeting” almost as much as internet addict Stephen Fry.

“I’m into it man. I’m just trying to get the numbers up at the moment. We’ve got more than 4,000 people following it at the moment and we’re probably going to have 5,000 in the next few days,” he says.

“I only started messing with it about a month ago, but I’m getting into it. The only problem is that you mustn’t forget to talk to your girl because of it.”

And Twitter isn’t his only internet foray. The big dog has recently clocked nearly 30 million hits on his youtube channel which features footage of his radio show, new talent and videos of his celebrity friends performing and hanging out at his home.

In fact his internet commitment has taken over much of his recent activities, releasing records has even taken a back seat.

“All of our energy’s going into youtube and Tim Westwood TV to get that as popping as we can,” he says. “A lot of the stuff we film in the studio has to be BBC compliant, but the stuff at my house is different.

“Everyone hangs out at my house. There’s a bit too much drinking and partying, but it’s all good.”